| ASTA | Dog who's female in the book and male in the film |
| ALFIE | A story about female and male in film (5) |
| SUMMITS | Maiden and male in perhaps costumes and crowns |
| SCHOOLMASTER | Professional role of the title character in the book and film Goodbye, Mr. Chips (12) |
| ELSA | A lioness raised by George and Joy Adamson, as featured in the book and film Born Free |
| PAGE | It's in the book and at the court (4) |
| BILLYBEANE | *Former Oakland A's exec featured in the book and film "Moneyball" |
| ODESSA | Texas city in the book and film "Friday Night Lights" |
| MAXWSMART | Character in the book 'And Loving It!' |
| REPERTOIRE | Every trick in the book and right weaponry to crush resistance before upcoming riot (10) |
| RECORD | It is in the book and often broken |
| SCHOOL | Crunchem Hall is a fictional one in the book and musical Matilda (6) |
| EASY | Designation given to E Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the book and TV series Band of Brothers (4) |
| BUTTERCUP | Female protagonist of the book and film 'The Princess Bride' (9) |
| ADAMSON | George _, British conservationist and author, best known through the book and film Born Free (7) |
| DUKE | Male in the British Isles holding the highest hereditary title of the nobility (4) |
| OTTER | River animal that is the focus of the book and film Rin of Bright Water (5) |
| TOMJONES | No jetsom for the movie from the book - and singer (3,5) |
| NASH | US mathematician, John, subject of the book and film A Beautiful Mind (4) |
| MALAPROP | Male in the manner of rugby player who couldn't find the right words? (8) |